It doesn’t hurt to be in the right place at the right time as in the case of new filmmaker Jade Francis Castro, who helmed his first short film Hopya Love Me Too in 2000, and which participated in the Cinemanila International Film Festival and even won the Kodak Award that year.

At such a young age of 28, he has always loved movies, cinema and films. It’s in his innate ability to communicate different stories that mirror reality to a wider audience which gave him that chance to speak out his mind. When he got into college, he immediately pursued a degree in Film at the University of the Philippines.

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Summer is at its peak. And after giving you our take of the Sexiest Female Celebrities, we give you their counterpart in the male king: the top 10 sexiest male stars based on our own survey.

Sexy is defined not just by their well-sculpted bodies or six-packs abs. It is defined through their attitude and their confidence. And for these ten male celebrities, sexiness is defined as that and so much more.

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Who’s hot and who’s not? In the cutthroat world of show business, sexiness may be defined in various ways, but for a few select, sexiness may not be all glamour, nice curves and radiating smiles. In fact, sexiness might just come from the heart.

While consulting popular magazines in this quest, Syobis.com also did our own survey of showbiz followers to come up with the top ten sexiest female celebrities in Philippine showbiz. This list inlcude women who have redefined age, boundaries and culture (in no particular order)...

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He is the epitome of a savior onscreen, bringing criminals to justice and keeping the law and order on the land. And when the cameras stop grinding, actor and director Ronnie Ricketts still squares off with a different kind of nemesis – one that seemed impossible to defeat. -- the Big C.

For years now, Ronnie has been an advocate in fighting cancer through various campaign materials, through sports and through the movies he makes. It started back in 1998 when he was chosen as a spokesperson for the Philippine Cancer Society...

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No one saw it coming. With the high costs of making a movie, producers opt to churn out movies that have low costs, minimal working hours and days for both staff and crew and yet, still star big-budgeted actors and actress, with tight storylines and top caliber and quality directors at the helm. And so: the Filipino independent films, or better known as Pinoy indie films, have begun.

Indie films are generally similar to big-budgeted productions except that their cost is limited and that they don’t have huge productions companies to back them up. And these films also have limited distribution in theatres nationwide.

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Gerald Anderson first caught the eye of the Philippine entertainment audience with that mestizo look and that boyish charm on Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) Teen Edition a couple of months ago. Although he didn’t turn up to be the voting public’s sole winner, seventeen-year old Gerald’s future was already laid out for him.

Now, fresh from his stint as the Amboy-look from that Pinoy reality television show and touted to be the next Aga Muhlach, Gerald proves that he has more to offer. With a string of commercials and a high school preppy movie under his belt, he has audiences hooked every night on ABS-CBN’s tele-serye Sana’y Maulit Muli.

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